StormWatch ads. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)

StormWatch is the PUP that uses misleading techniques to prevent removal. Use Reimage to locate malicious components and get rid of them faster than with uninstall instructions. A full system scan blocks virus reappearance and prevents traffic to malicious domains.
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What is StormWatch?

As the name indicates, StormWatch is supposed to be a useful tool that shows people forecasts about the storms. Unfortunately, it is a questionable program that has already been categorized as an adware as it may also cause advertisements on all web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. It has been created by Weather Protector LLC, as well as WeatherBug, Weather Forecast or Desktop Temperture Monitor. All these programs work in a similar manner – they display a widget on a desktop and show weather or storm forecasts. Lots of PC users have installed StormWatch for this function but it seems that this program is also capable of implementing various additional operations without user's permission asked. The main issue that may annoy you to death is constant flood of ads on each of your web browsers. Usually, they appear massively, so you can hardly ignore them. You should be very careful with such messages because they may redirect you to questionable websites and lead you to the installation of another potentially unwanted program. Besides, StormWatch may even connect to the Internet without your permission and install other ad-supported extensions. As a consequence, browser's performance may be heavily diminished and you may experience constant crashes. Not to mention, this program may start collecting your personally non-identifiable information for affiliate marketing. It seems that it is able to monitor your browsing activities and collect data such as IP address, search queries, visited websites, geolocation and so on. Although this information is not personal, it is still associated with privacy violation. If you are the one, who experiences StormWatch redirects and ads, you should remove it immediately.

How can StormWatch hijack my computer?

It is very likely that you have downloaded StormWatch plug-in voluntarily from its official site. It is not surprising as the functions that it suggests really seem useful. However, there are many cases when this deceptive program appeared on the system after installing some free software. That's why it has been labeled as potentially unwanted program (PUP). Besides, it is capable of changing its files' names and installing some well-hidden registry entries in order to save itself and avoid its removal. Fortunately, infiltration of such and similar programs can be avoided. It doesn't matter if you downloaded StormWatch from its official website or it got inside in a bundle with freeware. If any adware or potentially unwanted program got installed on your PC without your permission, it means that you have installed the program in a wrong way. Once you choose a program that you want, try to read its end-user license agreement and other possible information that is given. You can even try to look for reviews and comments of other users, thus it will help you to find more information about its positive and negative functions. In addition, avoid Quick/Basic/Recommended installation modes. In fact, this way you will install your desired program quickly; however, additional programs will be installed alongside unnoticed. Therefore, choose Advanced or Custom installation and attentively follow every check box in order to opt out of StormWatch and similar potentially unwanted programs. If this deceptive application has already got inside your PC, follow the guidelines below and remove it immediately.

How to remove StormWatch virus from my computer?

If this application bothers you with intrusive ads and redirects, you may choose between automatic and manual removal and fix your computer. Follow the guidelines that are below and get rid or StormWatch.

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Remove StormWatch from Safari

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Remove dangerous extensions
Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences.

Here, select Extensions and look for StormWatch or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.

Reset Safari
Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari....

Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete StormWatch removal process.